David Talbot (born 16 November 1936) is an English

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. He is remembered for winning the

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in 1968, taking the first prize of £1,000. Talbot started the final round five ahead of Irishman Nicky Lynch but took 40 to Lynch's 33 for the first nine holes to be two shots behind. However Talbot came home in 32 to Lynch's 40 to win by five strokes from

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with Lynch dropping into a tie for third place. Talbot reached the semi-finals of the 1969

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, losing to the eventual winner

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. He played in the early years of the

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from 1972 to 1980. His best finish was to be runner-up in the 1972

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, 4 strokes behind

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. Talbot was briefly at Hallamshire Golf Club,

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before becoming an assistant to John Jacobs at Sandy Lodge Golf Club, Hertfordshire in 1953. Talbot became the professional at

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in 1960 before moving to

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in 1969, replacing

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. He was succeeded at Mid-Surrey by his son, Philip in 1999.

Professional wins (7)

*1965 Nottinghamshire Open Championship *1967 Nottinghamshire Open Championship *1968

*1977 Sant Cugat Open (Spain) *3 times winner Surrey Open

Results in major championships

''Note: Talbot only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 and 1970 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1980 (non-playing captain)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talbot, David English male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Yorkshire People from Hampton, London 1936 births Living people